Poems and Ballads, published in 1866, was the first collection of poems by Algernon Charles Swineburne. The book was an instant hit and well-liked by many, however, it also had an equal amount of controversy due to it's explicit and untalked about contents including; lesbianism, sadomasochism, and anti-theism. This collection of poetry was often seen as "explicit and often pathologically sexual."
ARTICLES
- Walsh, John A. “An Introduction to Algernon Charles Swinburne.” The Algernon Charles Swinburne Project, swinburnearchive.indiana.edu/swinburne/view.
- Norton, Rictor. “Homosexuality in the Eighteenth-Century England.” Homosexuality in Eighteenth-Century England: The Toast, rictornorton.co.uk/eighteen/toast.htm.
- “Algernon Charles Swinburne.” Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation, www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/algernon-charles-swinburne.